News from October 12. Samuel Dalembert (Sac) is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with a strained left groin. Darrington Hobson (Mil) underwent surgery on his left hip and will later undergo a similar procedure on his right hip. He is out for the season. Preseason Games Phi 103, Bos 92 at Phi Louis Williams (Phi) had 16 points including 5-6 FG and 5 assists. Marreese Speights (Phi) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Nate Robinson (Bos) had 26 points including 11-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Glen Davis (Bos) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Was 107, Atl 92 at Was Nick Young (Was) had 24 points including 10-14 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 19 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. JaVale McGee (Was) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Jordan Crawford (Atl) had 30 points including 13-20 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 14 points. Mia 96, CSKA Moscow 85 at Mia Chris Bosh (Mia) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. LeBron James (Mia) had 22 points including 9-11 FG and 7 assists. Kenny Hasbrouck (Mia) had 12 points. Jamont Gordon (Mos) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Trajan Langdon (Mos) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Chi 109, Tor 90 at Chi Derrick Rose (Chi) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 16 points, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 8 assists. Luol Deng (Chi) had 13 points. Leandro Barbosa (Tor) had 20 points. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 11 points including 3-9 FG and 3 blocks. Chi shot 23-32 FT and Tor shot 11-16 FT. Min 122, Den 108 at Min Michael Beasley (Min) had 21 points on 6-17 FG and 7-10 FT and 3 steals. Kevin Love (Min) had 16 points and 15 rebounds. Wesley Johnson (Min) had 16 points. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 19 points on 2-9 FG and 15-16 FT. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 turnovers. Mem 116, OKC 96 at OKC Marc Gasol (Mem) had 19 points including 9-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 3 steals. Darrell Arthur (Mem) had 14 points. James Harden (OKC) had 23 points including 10-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Daequan Cook (OKC) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Mem shot 65.7% (44-67) FG and OKC shot 42.9% (33-77) FG. SA 100, LAC 99 at Mexico City, Mexico Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. DeJuan Blair (SA) had 21 points including 10-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Curtis Jerrells (SA) had 11 points. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 23 points including 8-12 FT. Rasual Butler (LAC) had 20 points including 6-10 3-pointers. Uta 105, Pho 100 at Pho Al Jefferson (Uta) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Othyus Jeffers (Uta) had 12 points. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Robin Lopez (Pho) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Sac 116, GS 97 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 17 points and 5 turnovers. Luther Head (Sac) had 15 points. David Lee (GS) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 18 points. Preseason Schedule for Wednesday, October 13 (All times Central) New Jersey @ Houston 7:00 am NBATV at Beijing, China Dallas @ Detroit 6:00 pm at Grand Rapids, Michigan Minnesota @ Indiana 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Toronto 6:00 pm Boston @ New York 6:30 pm Miami @ New Orleans 7:00 pm NBATV Sacramento @ LA Lakers 9:00 pm at Las Vegas, Nevada Preseason Schedule for Thursday, October 14 (All times Central) Charlotte @ Orlando 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Washington 6:00 pm NBATV San Antonio @ Cleveland 6:30 pm at Pittsburgh, PA CSKA Moscow @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Caja Laboral @ Memphis 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Utah 8:00 pm Denver @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html